Canada offers a wealth of historical references that are invaluable for genealogy research, capturing the country's rich and diverse heritage. Works like Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools provide detailed insights into traditional boarding schools with information and history of the educational environment of each province. County and provincial histories, land grant records, and church archives help trace early settlers across regions, from French and British colonies to Indigenous communities. Immigration records, particularly from major ports like Halifax and Quebec City, offer vital connections for tracing family migrations. Whether exploring Loyalist settlements, fur trade routes, or maritime histories, Canadian references provide genealogists with essential tools to uncover family stories across the nation’s vast landscapes.
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References
- Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America 681 records
- Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools 653 records
